3+ week, 3+ day ago  (904+ words) A simple hand stencil found on a cave wall in Indonesia has been identified as the oldest known example of rock art on Earth. It surpasses a previous discovery in the same region by at least 15, 000 years. An international research…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (604+ words) A new study of Neanderthal remains from a cave in Belgium is shedding light on a disturbing aspect of prehistoric life. Researchers analyzing human bones from the Troisi'me caverne of Goyet (Belgium) found evidence that Neanderthals engaged in selective cannibalism…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (223+ words) A new study provides fresh evidence that ancient interbreeding with archaic human species may have provided modern humans with genetic variation that helped them adapt to new environments as they dispersed across the globe. Huerta-Sanchez co-authored the study with Fernando…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (297+ words) Gona's Deep Record of Fossils and Stone Tools The Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project in Ethiopia's Afar region is co-directed by Dr. Sileshi Semaw (Centro Nacional de Investigaci'n sobre la Evoluci'n Humana, Spain) and Dr. Michael Rogers (Southern Connecticut State University)....

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (683+ words) A large international collaboration between researchers at the University of Huddersfield and the University of Southampton has provided new insight into when and how modern humans, Homo sapiens, first settled New Guinea and Australia. The project brought together experts in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (390+ words) Deep Genetic Roots and Indigenous Continuity "The persistence of this ancestral genetic component in populations today has important implications, since it argues against narratives claiming the extinction of indigenous descendants in the region since the establishment and growth of the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (825+ words) New research has uncovered evidence that women and children were intentionally targeted in one of the largest known prehistoric mass killings in Europe. Archaeologists investigating burial sites at Gomolava in northern Serbia discovered a grave holding the remains of more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (657+ words) Using computational techniques, the researchers analyzed more than 3, 000 signs carved into 260 Paleolithic artifacts to better understand how writing may have evolved. Their results, which were published in PNAS, were clear -- and even the team did not expect such a close…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (459+ words) Scientists have detected traces of plant-based poison on Stone Age arrowheads from South Africa, marking the oldest confirmed use of arrow poison ever identified. The findings, published in Science Advances, show that people living in southern Africa 60, 000 years ago already…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (601+ words) Picture Europe tens of thousands of years ago. Thick forests covered much of the land. Herds of elephants, bison, and aurochs roamed freely. Small bands of humans moved through this world carrying fire and spears. New research suggests those early…...